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Authors’ Booking Service is pleased to announce that international award winning children’s author, Frieda Wishinsky, is now scheduling visits to Ontario schools for the coming school year.
Her
rate is $350 for one session, $600 for two, $850 for three and $1000
for four, plus HST. Frieda prefers to take public transit outside of
Toronto and those costs will be added to her fee. On the rare
occasion that she drives, kilometrage will apply.
Frieda would love to plan a visit to your school or library. Frieda Wishinsky is the author of over fifty trade and educational books. Her books have won many awards and nominations and earned critical acclaim in magazines and newspapers around the world. Each One Special was nominated for a 1999 Governor General’s Award for text and Jennifer Jones Won't Leave Me Alone won the 2004/5 UK Stockport, Portsmouth and Sheffield Children’s Picture Book Awards. Please Louise won the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award. Frieda’s books have been translated into many languages including French, Dutch, Danish, Spanish, Korean and Catalan.
Here’s what Teacher/Librarian Margaret Litch of Nanaimo, B.C. has to say about Frieda:
“Frieda was a delight! She captivated my grade 2's with her energy, and her winning manner with children. She transformed them into actors which had them talking for days about the story she helped them act out. Her writing speaks to children's real world as well as their imagination and especially to their sense of humour. I have also had Frieda for older students and she is equally comfortable talking about the writing process and sharing stories. I would recommend Frieda Wishinsky for any school author presentation with confidence.”
Frieda is a member of The Writers' Union of Canada, and so schools wishing to invite her may be eligible for a travel and fee subsidy to off-set the cost of her visit. For details of this program, please contact us.
Published Works
Picture Books
The Queen's Secret, Scholastic, 2010
Where Are You Bear? Owlkids, 2010
You're Mean, Lily Jean, Scholastic, 2009
Maggie Can't Wait, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2009
Please, Louise! Groundwood, 2007
Jennifer Jones Won't Leave Me Alone, Scholastic, 2004
Give Maggie A Chance, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2002
Just Mabel, Kingfisher, 2001
Nothing Scares Us, Scholastic, 2000
No Frogs For Dinner, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1999, reissued 2011
Each One Special, Orca, 1998
Oonga Boonga, Scholastic (1998), reissued 2011
Chapter Books
Canadian Flyer Adventures
Maple Tree Press (Now part of Owlkids)
Halifax Explodes, 2011
Arctic Storm, 2011
Make It Fair, 2010
SOS Titanic, 2009
Stop That Stagecoach, 2009
On the Case 2009
Far from Home, 2009
Lost in the Snow, 2008
All Aboard, 2008
Hurry Freedom, 2008
A Whale Tale, 2008
Flying High, 2008
Pioneer Kids,
2008
Yikes, Vikings! 2007
Crazy for Gold, 2007
Danger, Dinosaurs! 2007
Beware, Pirates! 2007
Orca
Echoes
A Frog in My Throat, 2008
A Bee in Your Ear, 2004
A Noodle Up Your Nose, 2004
Dimples Delight, 2005
Other Publishers
A Quest In Time, Owl books, 2000
So
Long Stinky Queen, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2000
Novels
Blob, Orca Currents, 2010
Queen of the Toilet Bowl, Orca Currents, 2005
Just Call Me Joe, Orca Young Readers, 2003
Crazy For Chocolate, Scholastic, 1997
Non-Fiction
Everything but the
Kitchen Sink Weird Stuff You Didn't Know About Food,
with Elizabeth MacLeod, Scholastic, 2008
It's Your Room,
Tundra, 2006
Albert Einstein, DK, 2005
Manya's Dream, A Story of Marie Curie, Maple Tree Press, 2003
What's the Matter With Albert? A Story of Albert Einstein, Maple Tree Press, 2002
The Man Who Made Parks, Tundra, 1999
Selected List of Recent Awards and Nominations
The Queen's Secret, Best Bets OLA
Where Are You Bear? Chocolate Lily shortlist
Maggie Can't Wait, BC Book Award
You're Mean Lily Jean, Marilyn Baillie, Willow, Blue Spruce shortlist
Everything but the Kitchen Sink, Red Cedar Award, Silver Birch Honour Book, Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book shortlist
Danger, Dinosaurs, Great Book, Toy Council , Resource Links Best of 2007
Beware, Pirates! Resource Links, Best of 2007
Crazy for Gold, Resource Links Best of 2007
Yikes, Vikings! Resource Links Best of 2007
Please, Louise! Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, Blue Spruce and Willow shortlist, OLA Best Bets, Best Picture Book of 2007 "Quill and Quire"
It's Your Room, Silver Birch Honour Book
Albert Einstein, DK, starred Review, “Our Choice”
A Noodle Up Your Nose, Canadian Toy Council Great Book, Willow shortlist
Just Call Me Joe, CLA Book of the year 2004 shortlist, Red Cedar shortlist
Jennifer Jones Won't Leave Me Alone, Stockport, Sheffield, Portsmouth Picture Book Award winner (UK)
Give Maggie A Chance, Blue Spruce and Chocolate Lily shortlist, Resource Links “Best of 2002”, Tiny Torgi shortlist
Presentation Details
1. Schools and Libraries
Frieda’s presentations are fast-paced, interactive, humorous and geared to each group’s level and interests. She uses storytelling, drama, personal stories, chanting, rhyming, props and a lively Q&A to engage her audience about fiction, non-fiction and the writing process. Her teaching background is invaluable when speaking to students of all ages.
Grades: Kindergarten- Grade 7
Maximum number of students per session: 20-100
Setting: Classroom or the school library. (No gym, please!)
Requirements: Table and water. For larger audiences (over 80), the use of a microphone is appreciated (clip-on preferable)
2. Writing Workshops
"Hands-on" workshops for young authors and adults.
3. Professional Development
Frieda has presented at professional development events across Canada, and in the US. She loves sharing her experiences, teaching background and "what she's learned along the way" with her audiences.
Some Possible Topics:
Great Books-Spring Boards for Writing
Every Child a Storyteller
You Can Be a Writer Too!
How to Use Personal History in Storytelling
The Power of Stories in a Changing World
How to Write with a Buddy